''The Tomorrow Man'' is a 2019 American
drama
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film written and directed by Noble Jones, in his directorial debut. It stars
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his John Lithgow filmography, diverse work on stage and screen. He has rece ...
,
Blythe Danner
Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. Accolades she has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Best Supporting Actress in a Dra ...
,
Derek Cecil
Derek Cecil (born January 5, 1973) is an American actor. He played the role of Seth Grayson on the Netflix series '' House of Cards'', starred in the short-lived series '' Push, Nevada'' and '' The Beat'', and made several appearances in the seri ...
,
Katie Aselton
Kathryn Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in '' The Freebie'', which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She also st ...
,
Sophie Thatcher
Sophie Bathsheba Thatcher (born ) is an American actress and musician. After beginning as a child actress appearing in stage plays and minor television roles, she made her feature film debut in ''Prospect'' (2018). Thatcher had her breakthrough ...
, and
Eve Harlow
Eve Harlow (born 20 June 1989) is a Soviet-born actor in Canadian and US media.
Personal life
Eve Harlow is of Jewish descent, and was born in Soviet Moscow on 20 June 1989. After she and her family first immigrated to Israel, they moved to ...
. It had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023.
The festival has acted ...
on January 30, 2019, and was released in the United States on May 22, 2019, by
Bleecker Street
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.
Plot
While preparing for the apocalypse, Ed meets and falls in love with Ronnie, who he meets at the grocery store. Both of them hoard items, Ed as a
prepper and Ronnie as a coping mechanism for a personal tragedy.
Cast
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John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his John Lithgow filmography, diverse work on stage and screen. He has rece ...
as Ed Hemsler
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Blythe Danner
Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. Accolades she has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Best Supporting Actress in a Dra ...
as Ronnie Meisner
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Derek Cecil
Derek Cecil (born January 5, 1973) is an American actor. He played the role of Seth Grayson on the Netflix series '' House of Cards'', starred in the short-lived series '' Push, Nevada'' and '' The Beat'', and made several appearances in the seri ...
as Brian
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Katie Aselton
Kathryn Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in '' The Freebie'', which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She also st ...
as Janet
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Sophie Thatcher
Sophie Bathsheba Thatcher (born ) is an American actress and musician. After beginning as a child actress appearing in stage plays and minor television roles, she made her feature film debut in ''Prospect'' (2018). Thatcher had her breakthrough ...
as Jeanine
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Eve Harlow
Eve Harlow (born 20 June 1989) is a Soviet-born actor in Canadian and US media.
Personal life
Eve Harlow is of Jewish descent, and was born in Soviet Moscow on 20 June 1989. After she and her family first immigrated to Israel, they moved to ...
as Tina
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Wendy Makkena as Beverly St. Michaels
Production
The film shot around
Rochester, New York
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, Lithgow's hometown, for about six weeks in August and September 2017.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023.
The festival has acted ...
on January 30, 2019. Prior to this,
Bleecker Street
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acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a May 22, 2019 release.
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions
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History
The group became a stand-al ...
acquired international distribution rights to the film.
Reception
On
review aggregator
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film holds an approval rating of 43% based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "John Lithgow and Blythe Danner are almost enough to save ''The Tomorrow Man'', but their efforts are overwhelmed by a problematic story." On
Metacritic
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, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
References
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2019 films
2019 drama films
American drama films
Bleecker Street films
Films produced by James Schamus
Films scored by Paul Leonard-Morgan
Films set in New York (state)
Films shot in New York (state)
2019 directorial debut films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
Stage 6 Films films